Labour
Sheet metal still striking but parties plan meetings
Sheet metal still striking but parties plan meetings
TORONTO — The strike by Ontario’s unionized sheet metal workers in the ICI sector entered its second week May 13 but the two sides are reported to have agreed to resume meetings. Darryl Stewart, executive director of the Ontario Sheet Metal Contractors A...
Labour
Canada’s labour market surprises with record breaking employment gain
OTTAWA — Canada’s labour market delivered a surprise May 10 with its biggest one...
Economic , Labour
Your Top DCN Headlines: May 6 to May 10
This week’s stories include sheet metal workers getting ready to strike, Ontario...
Government , Labour , OH&S , Projects
Construction Secretariat hosts Future Building conference in Ottawa
OTTAWA, ONT. — The Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) is hosting the Future...
Labour
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Industry, economists weigh in on lifting of tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum
TORONTO - The lifting of U.S. tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from Canada...
Economic
8 Mid-May Economic Nuggets
Inflation, Stock Markets and Interest Rates The U.S. ‘all-items’...
Economic
Your Top JOC Headlines: May 13 to May 17
This week’s stories feature the new Alberta government promising a big tax break...
Economic , Government , Projects , Resource , Technology
Pentagon shifting $1.5 billion to border wall construction
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is shifting $1.5 billion in funds originally targeted...
Government , Infrastructure
PHOTO: Moving Up Bay Street
Floors continue rise on the first phase of the new CIBC Square on Bay Street in...
Projects
Engaging all parties early is key to lean, expert says
It’s just as important to maintain a lean construction mindset when projects go...
Associations , Projects
Your top DCN stories for May 13 to 17
This week’s top DCN headlines cover surplus land use, a safety awareness drive,...
Economic , Government , OH&S , Projects
B.C. to study feasibility of North Shore rapid transit crossing
VANCOUVER - The government of British Columbia, Translink, and municipal funding...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Ontario government asks feds to expedite approvals for 54 projects
TORONTO — The provincial government is calling on the federal government to “put...
Government
Broccolini to build its first Toronto residential highrise
MONTREAL — Broccolini, a Montreal-based mixed-use developer and the developer be...
Projects
Trudeau offers Canadian lumber, steel for Notre Dame Cathedral
PARIS — Canada is offering softwood lumber and steel to help with the reconstruc...
Government , Projects
Rising oil prices and lower taxes brighten Alberta’s prospects late this year and in 2020
After posting solid growth throughout most of 2018, the Alberta economy hit a sp...
Economic
Top 10 major upcoming Atlantic and Manitoba, Saskatchewan construction projects – Canada – May 2019
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming Atlantic and Manitoba,...
Economic
Top 10 major upcoming Courthouse and Jail and Prison construction projects – U.S. – May 2019
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Courthouse and Jail and...
Economic
Create new coast to cost energy corridor to get pipelines built: Scheer
TORONTO - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says Canada needs a coast-to-coast e...
Government , Resource
Calgary company testing new geothermal technology
Calgary, Alta.- The federal government is chipping in $6.7 million to support an...
Government , Technology
PHOTO: Work and Shop Space
Work is moving along on the office and retail project 80 Atlantic Ave. in Toront...
Projects
Surplus land can ease province’s affordable housing challenge: report
New research shows that although some government-owned properties are already be...
Associations
Canadian home sales climb higher in April, but decline in Lower Mainland
OTTAWA - The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in April posted th...
Economic
Western Canada left out of Smart Cities wins
OTTAWA - The Government of Canada has announced the winners of the Smart Cities...
Government , Infrastructure
Industry Perspectives: New Study Proves the Financial Case for Zero Carbon Buildings
It’s a fact: Zero Carbon Buildings are not only good for the planet, but a good...
Economic , Infrastructure
End of U.S. tariffs on Canadian, Mexican steel and aluminum close: Mnuchin
OTTAWA — A top Trump administration cabinet member says the end of punishing ste...
Government , Resource
EllisDon announces new senior management appointments
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — EllisDon recently announced several new appointments to its...
Economic
Winners of Smart Cities Challenge split $75M in funding to implement visions
OTTAWA — The four winners of the country’s first-ever Smart Cities Challenge, an...
Projects , Technology
Government investing over $345M for Quebec roads
BOIS-DES-FILION, QUE. — The federal government is investing more than $345.4 mil...
Infrastructure
U.S. Industry Snapshot – Construction Starts Settled into More Normal Pattern in April, +3% M/M
In its latest U.S. Industry Snapshot, ConstructConnect announced today that the...
Economic
Top Trump administration cabinet member says the end of punishing steel and aluminium tariffs on Canada and Mexico is close at hand.
OTTAWA - A top Trump administration cabinet member says the end of punishing ste...
Economic , Government
Tercot to develop 24 acres for housing in Kitchener
KITCHENER, ONT. — Toronto-based Tercot Communities has announced it has acquired...
Projects
Ottawa firm fined $100,000 following jobsite conveyor injury
OTTAWA — An Ottawa-based environmental remediation firm has been fined $100,000...
OH&S
Chinese manufacturer installs world’s tallest wind impeller
BAIXIANG, CHINA — China’s XCMG, a construction machinery manufacturer, has annou...
Infrastructure , Resource
Toronto enters into busiest ever construction season with over $1 billion in planned work
TORONTO — The City of Toronto has officially launched its busiest construction s...
Economic
PHOTO: Sanctuary Lofts
Medallion Capital Group has announced more details of its plan to renovate Alham...
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Post secondary institutions partner on Canada’s first net-zero vertical farm
TORONTO — U of T Scarborough and Centennial College are partnering to establish...
Projects
Sheet metal workers strike following breakdown in negotiations
Ontario’s unionized sheet metal workers have gone on strike following a breakdow...
Labour
Explosive Jobs Growth in Canada’s April Labour Force Report
Canadian total employment shot up by +106,000 jobs in April, and the nation&rsq...
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Your Top DCN Headlines: May 6 to May 10
This week’s stories include sheet metal workers getting ready to strike, Ontario...
Government , Labour , OH&S , Projects
Higher carbon prices could be a ‘windfall’ for construction: Report
Canada’s construction industry could be in for a windfall from proposed higher c...
Economic , Resource
Mizrahi Developments and Hyatt announce new Andaz hotel located at The One Toronto
TORONTO — Mizrahi Developments and Hyatt have announced the first Andaz hotel in...
Projects
U.S. Put-in-place Construction Spending Hits a Soft Spot
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Economic
Tower refit program stunted by end of Cap and Trade
An ambitious residential tower refit program launched 11 years ago in the city o...